Onlive for tablets has arrived

[007]

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.onlive.client

http://www.onlive.com/mobile

Now you can play onlive on android tablets. iOS coming soon.

[Pants]

The tablets are this company's only chance to succeed. I can actually see how it's worth subscribing now.

[QuikSsurfer]

The universal controller will be released on Friday. The price will be set at $49.99 (US) and £39.99 (UK). OnLive PlayPack members can take an additional 30% off these prices.

In news that will come as no surprise to most, the soon-to-be-launched iOS OnLive Player app will NOT feature the ability to purchase games from within the app. Unlike the Android version, the iOS version features grayed-out buy buttons that are unable to be clicked.

The iOS OnLive Player app will NOT feature the ability to purchase games from within the app. Unlike the Android version, the iOS version features grayed-out buy buttons that are unable to be clicked.

The following games have touch controls out of the box. LA Noire will have touch controls soon.

■4 Elements
■Ancient Spirits
■ARES Exctinction Operation
■Around the world in 80 days
■Bastion
■Cake Mania 3: Lights Camera Action!
■Darksiders
■Defense Grid
■Dirt 3
■Flock
■Future Wars (not yet released)
■Kingdom for Keflings (not yet released)
■Lara Croft
■Lego Batman
■Lego HP 1-4
■Lego HP 5-7
■Mini Ninjas
■Osmos
■Puzzle Chronicles 2
■Puzzle Quest
■Royal Envoy
■Space Chem
■Split Second
■Steel Storm
■The Ball
■The Maw
■Virtua Tennis 2009
■Warhammer 40K: Chaos Rising

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[QuikSsurfer]

Paying full price for a game and never actually owning it? -- meh



engadget take:

As with any streaming service, your mileage varies by connection speed -- we tested OnLive's latest while pulling down 10Mbps over AT&T U-Verse out of San Jose, California, neatly outpacing the service's recommended 5+Mbps connection. Our results? Mixed. While connected over WiFi, the our OnLive equipped iPad didn't stumble, but it didn't shine as brightly as its desktop and MicroConsole counterparts. Hardwired to the source, our MicroConsole delivers a crisp, 1080p image with only a hint of compression, and our OnLive equipped notebooks (both Mac and PC) didn't lag far behind their dedicated compadre over WiFi.

The iPad however occasionally jumped from crystal clear to early-YouTube fuzzy, but most often found a satisfactory middle ground that erred on the clear end.

[007]

Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Paying full price for a game and never actually owning it? -- meh



engadget take:

They have $5 sales all the time and if you have them on Facebook you will find other really good deals as well. I have quite a few games and the most I ever spent on one was $17. That was for AC Brotherhood.

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Guru

They have $5 sales all the time and if you have them on Facebook you will find other really good deals as well. I have quite a few games and the most I ever spent on one was $17. That was for AC Brotherhood.

Ahhh.. Have you been pleased with the service?

[007]

Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Ahhh.. Have you been pleased with the service?

Yeah, I like it. I have to be careful with it though as it does eat up a lot of bandwidth.,

[mikeyis4dcats.]

buh bye....

[007]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

buh bye....

why the bump? Did it finally die?

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Guru

why the bump? Did it finally die?

Looks that way. Going down in flames, while ****ing their customers...

You're Basically Screwed if You Used OnLive

OnLive games and hardware are being rendered useless later this month.

OnLive's shutdown didn't come as a major surprise when it was announced this week, but it is nonetheless an unfortunate development for those who have paid to make use of the service in the past.

An FAQ about what the closure (and sale to Sony) means has provided OnLive users with some bad news. OnLive used to offer PlayPass games, which were streaming versions of full games, like Splinter Cell: Conviction. Any such game purchased in the past "will no longer be available on OnLive after April 30, 2015." That means these games, which were locked to OnLive's platform and can't be downloaded and played like normal digital games, will disappear for good from owners' libraries in a few weeks' time.

As for game saves and achievements, these, too, will be deleted come May 1. The exception to this are games that supported CloudLift, which was the service OnLive began offering last year that allowed you to pay a subscription fee to play streaming versions of certain Steam games you bought. Any saves or achievements for games you played through CloudLift will continue to be available on Steam.

Some people made use of OnLive as a way of playing PC-only games on a Mac. With OnLive going away, Mac owners will suddenly have no way to access those games without resorting to some alternative, like dual booting. Those hoping this will entitle them to getting their money back are out of luck, as OnLive says, "Unfortunately no refunds are available for Steam games purchased via OnLive."

And finally, there is the OnLive microconsole and accompanying wireless controller. According to OnLive, this hardware doesn't work with any other platforms. And, like Steam games, no refunds are available for OnLive hardware, unless you happened to purchase it on or after February 1, 2015. If that's the case, you can email support@onlive.com and request a refund using the subject "Hardware Refund."

[007]

Good thing I only paid 10 bucks for my "console". Its been collecting dust for 2 years.